def initialize(logging_agent_address, username, password, node_name)
@server_address = logging_agent_address
@username = username
@password = password
if node_name && !node_name.empty?
@node_name = node_name
else
@node_name = `hostname`.strip
end
@random_dev = File.open("/dev/urandom")
@mutex = Mutex.new
@connection = Connection.new(nil)
if @server_address && local_socket_address?(@server_address)
@max_connect_tries = 10
else
@max_connect_tries = 1
end
@reconnect_timeout = 1
@next_reconnect_time = Time.utc(1980, 1, 1)
end